Sr. Manager - Network Engineering

Cboe Global Markets•Lenexa, KS

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Building trusted markets — powered by our people At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world. We’re building meaningful ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trust we’ve earned as a global market leader. Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge. As champions of internal mobility and access to opportunity, we encourage our people to “go for it” and equip our managers with the training to coach their teams to the next level. We strive to provide employees a safe space to network, share ideas and create opportunities. To support strong partnership and team connection, this role follows a four day in office work model. Role Overview The Sr. Manager of Network Engineering is a senior technical leader responsible for leading a high-performing network engineering team that designs, builds, and operates the low-latency infrastructure supporting Cboe’s global financial exchange platforms. This role sits at the intersection of hands-on technical depth and strategic execution, ensuring the network consistently meets the performance, reliability, and determinism required for global markets. Cboe’s network directly underpins market integrity and fairness, requiring expert-level understanding of low-latency architecture, routing design, and the practical limitations of network hardware and software platforms. This is not a generalist leadership role—technical credibility and the ability to guide engineers through complex, research-driven design and implementation work is essential. The Sr. Manager is expected to operate independently, own outcomes end-to-end, and align engineering efforts to key business and market initiatives with a strong “make it happen” mindset. The team is responsible for a broad and evolving network footprint, including low-latency trading infrastructure, global WAN/MPLS, hybrid cloud connectivity, remote office networking, network authentication, packet capture and timestamping systems, and automation tooling. The Sr. Manager works closely with Network Operations and Security teams to provide escalation support, drive resolution of complex issues, and ensure seamless collaboration across infrastructure domains. Success in this role requires the ability to lead in a fast-paced, highly dynamic environment with shifting priorities and parallel workstreams. The Sr. Manager serves as a technical authority, mentor, and decision-maker—setting direction, establishing best practices, and driving execution across both strategic projects and day-to-day operations. Strong communication skills are critical, including the ability to clearly articulate technical risks, trade-offs, and priorities to senior leadership while maintaining alignment across engineering teams.

Requirements

10+ years of progressive network engineering experience in low-latency, mission-critical environments, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management capacity
Deep expertise in low-latency network design and optimization, with a strong understanding of switching behavior, buffering, and techniques required to achieve deterministic performance at scale
Advanced knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 protocols, including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, VXLAN, multicast (PIM-SM), and resilient traffic engineering across global networks
Proven ability to design, scale, and operate complex, highly available network infrastructure in environments where performance and reliability are critical to the business
Strong track record of leading and developing engineering teams, including mentoring senior engineers, driving technical standards, and building a high-performance, accountable culture
Experience leading large, complex projects from research and design through implementation, with disciplined execution and strong operational rigor
Hands-on experience with network automation using Python and API-driven approaches to improve efficiency, consistency, and scalability
Solid understanding of network security principles, including segmentation, access control, and secure design practices within enterprise and trading network environments
Experience managing competing priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with the ability to align engineering work to business needs and drive execution under pressure
Strong communication and leadership presence, with the ability to clearly articulate technical strategy, risks, and trade-offs to both engineering teams and senior leadership
Experience working with distributed teams and partnering across infrastructure, security, and application organizations
Familiarity with contributing to architecture standards, technical documentation, and, where applicable, materials supporting regulatory or audit requirements

Nice To Haves

Cisco CCIE (Routing & Switching or Data Center) or equivalent expert-level experience
Arista, Juniper, or other advanced networking certifications

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing network engineering team, fostering technical excellence, strong accountability, and disciplined engineering practices across a global, multi-region environment
Drive strategic network initiatives from concept through execution, including pre-implementation research, design validation, vendor evaluation, and production deployment, ensuring high-quality delivery and strong execution discipline
Own the architecture and long-term evolution of low-latency trading network infrastructure, guiding design decisions around topology, routing, performance optimization, and scalability in environments where latency and determinism are critical
Partner closely with senior technical contributors, including Principal Engineers, to lead complex design efforts, validate architectural decisions, and raise the overall technical bar of the organization
Manage a dynamic project portfolio, continuously reprioritizing work based on business needs, market events, and operational risk while maintaining alignment to key strategic initiatives
Collaborate across infrastructure, security, cloud, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions, ensuring reliable, secure, and high-performance connectivity across all environments
Establish and enforce strong operational practices, including structured change management, validation procedures, incident response expectations, and post-implementation review processes
Support and influence network automation strategy, encouraging scalable, maintainable approaches using Python and API-driven tooling to improve efficiency and reduce operational friction
Oversee vendor relationships and hardware/software evaluation efforts, including participation in RFPs, proof-of-concept testing, and critical design reviews, ensuring informed technology decisions
Serve as a senior escalation point for complex network issues, leading high-impact troubleshooting efforts and ensuring timely resolution across engineering and operations teams
Contribute to budgeting and capacity planning for network infrastructure, aligning investments with performance requirements and business growth
Define and maintain engineering standards, architecture documentation, and technical processes, including contributions to regulatory-facing documentation where required
Operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving environment, balancing long-term architectural direction with immediate operational priorities and driving a strong “make it happen” execution mindset